--- a/pylib/gyp/generator/cmake.py
+++ b/pylib/gyp/generator/cmake.py
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
 
 try:
   # maketrans moved to str in python3.
+  _maketrans = str.maketrans
+except NameError:
   _maketrans = string.maketrans
-except NameError:
-  _maketrans = str.maketrans
 
 generator_default_variables = {
   'EXECUTABLE_PREFIX': '',
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
     dirs = set(dir for dir in (os.path.dirname(o) for o in outputs) if dir)
 
     if int(action.get('process_outputs_as_sources', False)):
-      extra_sources.extend(zip(cmake_outputs, outputs))
+      extra_sources.extend(list(zip(cmake_outputs, outputs)))
 
     # add_custom_command
     output.write('add_custom_command(OUTPUT ')
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@
 
     # XCode settings
     xcode_settings = config.get('xcode_settings', {})
-    for xcode_setting, xcode_value in xcode_settings.viewitems():
+    for xcode_setting, xcode_value in xcode_settings.items():
       SetTargetProperty(output, cmake_target_name,
                         "XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_%s" % xcode_setting, xcode_value,
                         '' if isinstance(xcode_value, str) else ' ')